# Torts One-Pager | BarPrepPlay

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Last reviewed: April 22, 2026
Subject: Torts
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## Overview

This Torts one-pager keeps the negligence spine, strict-liability blocks, products rules, and comparative-fault modifiers visible in one page-length review.

## Negligence

Duty (reasonable care) + Breach + Causation (actual + proximate) + Damages. Res ipsa: Inference when D in control. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Duty (reasonable care) + Breach + Causation (actual + proximate) + Damages. Res ipsa: Inference when D in control.
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Strict Liability

Wild animals, abnormally dangerous activities, manufacturing defects. No fault required. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Wild animals, abnormally dangerous activities, manufacturing defects. No fault required.
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Products

Manufacturing (deviation), Design (reasonable alternative), Warning (duty to warn). All in chain liable. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Manufacturing (deviation), Design (reasonable alternative), Warning (duty to warn). All in chain liable.
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Intentional Torts

Battery (contact), Assault (apprehension), False imprisonment (confinement), IIED (extreme + outrageous). On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Battery (contact), Assault (apprehension), False imprisonment (confinement), IIED (extreme + outrageous).
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Defamation

Defamatory statement, of/concerning P, publication, damages. Public figures: Actual malice. Private: Negligence. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Defamatory statement, of/concerning P, publication, damages. Public figures: Actual malice. Private: Negligence.
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Comparative Fault

Pure: Recover reduced %. Modified: >50% fault = nothing. Contributory: Any fault = total bar. FL 2023: Modified (51% bar) with exceptions: (1) D intoxicated = pure; (2) Med mal = pure. On the exam, treat this as a checklist heading: state the governing rule first, name the trigger or element that matters, and then tie the facts to each part before moving to the next doctrine.

- Quick rule block: Pure: Recover reduced %. Modified: >50% fault = nothing. Contributory: Any fault = total bar. FL 2023: Modified (51% bar) with exceptions: (1) D intoxicated = pure; (2) Med mal = pure.
Sources: torts-restatement-281, torts-restatement-402a, torts-restatement-433

## Primary law and source anchors

- **Restatement (Second) of Torts Section 281**: The basic negligence framework of duty, breach, causation, and damages. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence)
- **Restatement (Second) of Torts Section 402A**: Black-letter strict-products-liability principles for defective products. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_liability)
- **Restatement (Second) of Torts Sections 433-435**: Guidance on legal cause, substantial factor analysis, and foreseeability limits on liability. (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/proximate_cause)

## FAQ

- **What is this Torts one-pager best for?**: Use it as a fast recall reset before you do active practice. It is designed to put the core frameworks back into working memory, not replace question practice.
- **How should I pair this page with the rest of the public library?**: Scan the one-pager first, then open the matching deep dive for full doctrine or the matching most-tested page for review priority. After that, move into a drill or mixed set.

## Related pages

- [Negligence Duty, Breach, and Causation: Torts Deep Dive](https://www.barprepplay.com/deep-dives/torts/negligence-duty-breach-causation/)
- [Most Tested MBE Torts Topics](https://www.barprepplay.com/most-tested/torts/)